East 54th Street & Sutton Place South

East 54th Street and Sutton Place South meet at a three-way junction in East Midtown-Turtle Bay, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. East River Walk is 210 feet away. The nearest subway, Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 6, E and F. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them parks, and 12 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

Safety record
1 hurt
4 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Lexington Av/51-53 Sts
0.4 miles · 9 min on foot · 6, E, F
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
Sutton Pl/E 55 St · M57
Within a walk
11 places
5 public spaces, 3 parks and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 54th Street & Sutton Place South Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Lexington Av/51-53 Sts, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. Lexington Av/51-53 Sts 6, E, F
    0.4 miles
    6 E F

Next trains at this station

Uptown
1 line
  1. 6 …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. 6 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
Queens
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passing Through” (2004) by Al Held at the Lexington Av/51-53 Sts station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Sutton Pl/E 55 St, 310 feet away, for the M57.

  • 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutton Pl/E 55 St M57 · Countdown sign
    310 feet
    M57
    Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. M57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on East 54th Street and Sutton Place South.

  • 31 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. E 54 St & 1 Ave 41 docks in all
    670 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Queensboro Bridge at 1st Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 720 11th Avenue Gas station
    2 miles
  2. 25 Sutton Place South Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    530 feet
  3. 401-471 West 42nd Street Fast charging for electric cars
    2.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10022
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 6
City Council district
4
Police precinct
17
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
East Midtown-Turtle Bay
Elevation
17 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 6,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1969.

Since 2014 at least 23 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 20 signs on these blocks
  • 7 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 54th Street

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 5 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

East side of Sutton Place South

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 10A M-11:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Sutton Place South

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 5 public spaces
  • 3 parks
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 recreation center

Schools and child care

  1. NY Kids Club Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    930 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Sutton Parks Park
    20 feet
  2. East River Walk Park
    210 feet
  3. Sutton Place Park
    730 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at St. James Tower Public space
    430 feet
  2. Public space at River Tower Public space
    500 feet
  3. Public space at Rivercourt Public space
    650 feet
Show all 5
  1. Public space at Revere Public space
    670 feet
  2. Public space at Plaza 400 Public space
    860 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Sutton Place Historic District Listed historic place
    1,110 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Recreation Center 54 Recreation center
    930 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    910 feet

Supermarkets

  1. D'Agostino Supermarket
    930 feet
  2. Morton Williams Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 54th Street or Sutton Place South.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.